I’m a student and the canvas app is very vital for day to day use on my main academic tool, the iPad. I have to express frustration with the latest update as if the trend of attractiveness being prioritized over ACTUAL FUNCTION continues, but now the...

Canvas does not allow PowerPoint Macro Show .ppsm file types to be uploaded and used as animated GIF's with clickable pictures revealing text instructions.  What other file types allows for animated pictures with clickable actions?

I've created a rubric with several criteria. One of the criteria has five ratings. I would like to change this to three without recreating the criteria. Is there a way to delete individual ratings from a specific criteria? 

I used the New Quizzes today and I mostly liked it. However, when I used the Matching type question I put multiple "Questions and Answers" into one question, so #11 in the quiz had 10 vocab terms and definitions to match and I ran into a problem. I a...

I would like to use the Groups feature to divide my class into two groups. I would then like to assign the first group to do individual presentations on a particular date. The second group would present individual presentations on a separate date. I ...

I have created weekly "Calendar Pages" for my students.  I would like to embed into each of these pages, onto the top, one single menu bar so that students can quickly click on any date in the menu bar and go to the desired page.  Is there a way to d...

I am a new teacher at a middle school and the first two weeks of class I have been lenient with LATE assignments and giving full credit. However, I have informed my students starting next week they will get 25% off their assignment if it's late. My i...

It appears that when an attached file is removed from a Discussion, that file is also deleted from the site's "Files" page. This is problematic behavior and confusing for users. Current behavior: When a file is attached to a discussion by faculty, it...

I finished my multiple choice and short answer exam. When I click on Preview, I get an error message that says "Something went wrong. Please try again." I have done the following and still get the error message: logged out of Canvas and then logged b...

I am attempting to set prerequisites, so students must pass the readiness quiz to open the modules. When I go the add prep button on the Module, the drop down box only shows the prior module, not the module elements (like the quiz).    This is a roll...

I enrolled with Canvas as a teacher. I have set up a new course that has multiple teachers. I am the designer, but there is no designer option. However, I can change the role of everyone else in the course to teacher, observer, student, or designer. ...

How do I change my grading system for quizzes? I give my students 5 attempts for each of their quizzes (5 multiple choice and 8 options for each question). A student of mine brought to my attention that they would learn better if they were able to se...

I would like to embed a file so that when students view the assignment description, they view the file, rather than having just the file in the description for students to download. Is this possible? 

Our users don't see the Profile option when they click on their Account menu option. The guide says it should be there unless disabled by admins. I am an admin on our Canvas. How do I enable that so people can add a bio and change photos, etc. Thanks...